It’s not often you hear death growls juxtaposed next to smooth saxophone lines, but Swedish avant-garde/progressive death metal outfitGold Spire navigate this musical territory quite nimbly on their second full-length,Steps Into Shadow. This quintet—Arvid Sjödin (vocals), Erik Sundström (drums/keyboards/backing vocals), Påhl Sundström (guitars), Magnus Kjellstrand (saxophone/flute), Petter Broman (bass)—are impossible to pigeonhole musically but they
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Where they from?Charlotte, North Carolina. The New York Knicks are NBA champions. Say no more, no less. They got it done. I can only dream of the day when the Jets finally pull a championship out of their ass (probably 3,000 years from now). Why the hype?I normally can be a bit ambivalent when it
Vampires and Dracula are undeniably metal but the ideas are often presented in the most corny way possible. Fortunately, that isn’t an issue for New Jersey black/death metal band Dragsholm, whose new album gets into the story behind the fanged legend.From the Bloodlines of Bramis the band’s first proper full-length, though they’ve been constantly active
Alright, I need to make this quick. Hitting the links with my neighbor Barry over at Prairie Vista in an hour, and I need to focus on my game. Barry can be a real shitbird when he’s been sucking them back, and you bet your ass we’re going to be buying that twelve pack of
On the heels of the release of their fourth full-length, Sons of the Abandoned, we gave Spanish melodic death metal quintetBloodhunter the opportunity to take us track-by-track through their new album, which was issued by ROAR (a division of Reigning Phoenix Music) on June 12. The fivesome—Diva Satanica (vocals), Dani Arcos (guitar), Guillermo Starless (guitar),
Metal isn’t just music, it isn’t just a way of life, it IS life. In fact, in 2026, it might just be the only thing worth living for! As the world’s first and only frontgob of the premier goblin-metal band Nekrogoblikon, I have witnessed firsthand the effect metal music has on you, human beings. When
In previous articles, I have really been trying to go more think piece, less stink piece, but maybe it’s time for this gob to break the label of being some new,green journalist; it’s time for Johnny’s first real interview! I saw all this commotion about a counterfeit merch store profiting off one of my favorite
U.S. black metal torchbearers Hulder return with their third full-length statement Verbolgen and Decibelis proud to offerour own exclusive edition onHardwood color vinyllimited to just 100 copiescourtesy of our dear friends at 20 Buck Spin. Over the course of three albums, Hulder has evolved from the vision of a solitary black metal entity into something
Another week, another paycheck, another vinyl drop –we all know how the story goes. Your favorite band ends up dropping a new variant, you’re dying to get your hands on it, you marvel at it when you finally do, play it once, and then let it collect dust. Suddenly, a record worth $30 is now
Greetings,Decibel readers! This week’s new releases bring a lot of though-provoking songs to the weekend. In particular, there’s two masters of weaving doom into their styles and creating remarkable and memorable sonic passages. There’s also the latest from a 2000s mathcore heavyweight and one of the best melodic black metal bands in the game. But
Check out the new song from Long Island/New York hardcore crushers Total Meltdown, “The Spell,” premiering via a cool animated video. Based in both the Long Island and New York hardcore scenes, Total Meltdown will release their highly anticipated second EP on June 26 through the legendary New York hardcore label Wreck-Age Records. Total Meltdown
Tired of sleeping in the van? Is the La Quinta Inn with the room doors that open directly onto the highway too rich for your blood on this run of tour dates? Does every single 24-hour convenience store on this side of the Mississippi have your picture taped to the register, warning employees that you’re
I’ve always been a sucker for promo videos showing bands on the road and doing shit like heading to the club, loading in, setting up for a show and all the behind the scenes shenanigans and mugging for the camera that takes place during the course of an empty venue being transformed into a sweaty
Photo by Capitolo Labirinto (Studio Figure) Actual fact: Italy doesn’t have any true deserts. They have some sand dunes and dry badlands in the south, but whatever “arcane desert rituals” stoner doom trio King Potenaz are performing on their latest full length, Arcane Desert Rituals Vol. 2,are merely symbolic. But, hey these dudes—Giuseppe Guarini (vocals/guitars),
Another week, another Wednesday. It’s Smokey Goretooth again with a new “Do I Suck?,” MetalSucks’ version of “Am I The Asshole?” where we take your horror stories and ultimately decide if you suck for some bullshit you may or may not have done. Today’s installment comes from Molly, who’s wondering if she’s a dick because
When Converge released their eleventh album earlier this year, the critical and fan response was nearly universal: Love is Not Enough is the best Converge album in a long time. How long depends on what you like most about Converge, but Love Is Not Enough took the band’s sound back to their roots, recalling the
When I heard I would be reviewing the new album by some band called Pharmacist, I got pretty excited. After all, my old buddy Chet worked as a pharmacist’s assistant back in the early 80s, and we spent many a wild night partying with the quaaludes he used to pilfer from his dumbshit boss before
Photo by Kathleen Kennedy Magruder A few months back we offered you a full stream of Texas noiseniksKallohonka‘s debut album,Lazer Blood (which you can revisit here). We hope you’ve recovered sufficiently from that exposure and are prepared for a video from one of the tracks, “Psychic Surgery,” on said long player. In this video, seemingly
In previous articles, I have really been trying to go more think piece, less stink piece, but maybe it’s time for this gob to break the label of being some new,green journalist; it’s time for Johnny’s first real interview! I saw all this commotion about a counterfeit merch store profiting off one of my favorite
photo: Aleksandra Anderberg After 15 years of hibernation, Burnt by the Sun have officially reactivated. The New Jersey-born metal/hardcore act responsible for aughts crushers Soundtrack to the Personal Revolution (2002), The Perfect Is the Enemy of the Good (2003) and Heart of Darkness (2009) embark on a second act born of lifelong friendships. The core